Television movies for the week of July 1

Read this article ]
From: www.post-gazette.com

Not winning and loving it

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- The International Swim Center pool where Mark Spitz and Donna de Varona once trained is considered a cradle of swimming, having spawned dozens of Olympians and 26 world records over the past 50 years. Black-and-white portraits of History permeates the place like chlorine, so it would not seem the ideal hiding spot for a swimmer who owns an Olympic medal and a world record. ...
From: www.startribune.com

What Were You Thinking?

Always a victim to the vagaries of popular culture I have been relentlessly sucked into the hype surrounding the celebration of the birth anniversary of Diana, the Princess of Wales on July 1.
From: in.news.yahoo.com

Near 30, Swimmer Resumes Sport for the Young

Allison Wagner considers herself an altogether different person than the skinny, single-minded perfectionist who was 16 when she set a world record in the 200-meter individual medley.
From: www.nytimes.com

Here's how you can fight fatigue

Feeling tired at the end of a long day is normal, but feeling fatigued all day could spell trouble for you. Majority of young professionals complain of fatigue. Fatigue is not a disorder in itself but a symptom. However, if fatigue has taken a toll on you, there are ways of tackling it.
From: in.news.yahoo.com

Countries urged to help dying children stranded in Iraq

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, urged the international community Friday to throw a lifeline to sick and dying Palestinian children, among them a 15-month-old baby, stranded in Iraq.
From: www.antara.co.id

Mental illness more treatable than many think

The good news is that mental illnesses and brain disorders, often linked to suicides, are treatable with medications and therapy. We must be the advocates for ourselves and our families.
From: news.enquirer.com

Some simple tips to fight fatigue

Feeling constantly tired or fatigued may spell trouble for you. Here are some ways of tackling fatigue.
From: in.news.yahoo.com

Common hip condition may not always cause osteoarthritis in some racial groups

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder worldwide, yet the cause of osteoarthritis of the hip is still unknown.
From: www.eurekalert.org

Richie Slams Her Eating Disorder Reputation

Reality TV star NICOLE RICHIE has hit out at her image as the face of eating disorders, insisting she has never starved herself. The 25-year-old soci
From: www.contactmusic.com

Keira, Sienna hold eating competition

Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller have been having competitions to see who can eat the most.
From: www.stuff.co.nz

Excessive video gaming is not a 'mental disorder'

London, June 26 (ANI): Experts have refused to dub video game addiction as menial illness, for they feel that psychiatrists should undertake more research before likening gaming obsession to alcoholism. A committee had proposed the idea to include video-game addiction as a mental disorder in the 'American Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders', which is a guide used by the ...
From: in.news.yahoo.com

Eating potatoes gives your immune system a boost

Eating potatoes is not only good for bowel health, but also for the whole immune system, especially when they come in the form of a potato salad or eaten cold.
From: www.chinadaily.com.cn

Jaw injury could sideline eating champ Kobayashi

Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.
From: abcnews.go.com

Video Games not an Addiction

Addiction experts strongly opposed an AMA proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder.
From: www.pcworld.com

Potato Salad May Help the Immune System

It has long been known that eating potatoes is good for bowel health, but new research suggests that they may also have a beneficial effect on the whole immune system. Especially if eaten cold or in a potato salad. Researchers found that growing pigs fed large quantities of raw potato starch had a healthier bowel and decreased levels of white blood cells, such as leucocytes and lymphocytes in ...
From: www.sciencedaily.com

Experts say video games not an addiction

Doctors have backed away from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more.
From: www.stuff.co.nz

Addiction Experts say Video Games not an Addiction

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors backed away on Sunday from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more. Addiction expe...
From: www.i4u.com

Video Games: Addiction, yes. Disorder, no.

Doctors do not agree that addiction to video games adds up to a mental disorder.
From: www.earthtimes.org

Spuds that like you -- in your summer salad

It has long been known that eating potatoes is good for bowel health, but new research suggests that they may also have a beneficial effect on the whole immune system. Especially if eaten cold or in a potato salad, Anne Pichon reports in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.
From: www.eurekalert.org

Video games addiction no mental disorder - experts

CHICAGO - Doctors backed away on Sunday from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more.
From: www.nzherald.co.nz

Kelly Clarkson Beat Bulimia

The singer reveals her hidden struggle with the eating disorder.
From: thecelebritycafe.com

Nutrition and depression

Our eating practices are related to our emotions, some positively, some negatively. Although research on the connection between depression and what we eat is limited, there is growing evidence that what we eat or do not eat may affect our mood.
From: www.seacoastonline.com

Eating disorders help end career of gymnast at 21

She stepped on the scale, weighed herself, and it began. Josie Hancock was 12. It started a competition to make ?the number? always decrease. She made the decision not to eat and devised a plan.
From: www.fortwayne.com

Symptoms of metabolic disorder can rapidly cause death

At first glance, 6-month-old Jessie Neal looks perfectly healthy. A bouncy baby boy surrounded at his Hallsville home by brightly-colored toys and the love of family, young Jessie does not yet know how fortunate he is to be alive, or that expanded newborn screening recently implemented by the state of Texas most likely saved his life.
From: www.news-journal.com

Expert: One in 10 young girls are prone to eating disorders

KUALA LUMPUR: Walk into any urban campus and there will be hordes of young girls who are slim and dressed in clothes that reveal their figure. Being thin is in and many are dying to be thin. They want to emulate weight-conscious celebrities like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.
From: thestar.com.my

Kelly Clarkson reveals battle with bulimia

In an interview with CosmoGirl, Kelly said she battled the eating disorder as a freshman in high school after losing out on a part in a school musical to a skinnier, yet less talented singer.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

Eating disorder issues discussed

People with eating disorders and their carers get together at a conference to discuss issues.
From: news.bbc.co.uk

Kelly tells of bulimia

American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson has spoken candidly about an eating disorder she had as a teen.
From: www.iol.co.za

Eating disorders in adult women on the rise

Dysfunctional relationships with food are not just the domain of the young
From: www.theglobeandmail.com

Kelly Clarkson reveals bulimic past

Washington, June 21 (ANI): American idol winner Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she was bulimic during her high school days. In an interview to 'CosmoGirl!' in its August issue, the singer said that she suffered from the eating disorder after she tried to lose weight for a role in a play. "I thought...If I came back and I'm cuter and thinner...then I'll get the role," ...
From: in.news.yahoo.com

Eating disorders in the spotlight

The seniors at Greendale High School this year staged an off-Broadway production that continues to resonate in the community.
From: www.jsonline.com

Spoonful of cinnamon helps blood sugar stay down

Adding some cinnamon to your dessert may temper the blood sugar surge that follows a sweet treat, a new study suggests.
From: news.yahoo.com

Health Tip: Creating a Healthy Body Image

(HealthDay News) -- Eating disorders can lead to unhealthy eating habits, and in extreme, can trigger a dangerous drop in weight.
From: news.yahoo.com

Anorexic girls look like Nazi camp victims as they try to look like size zero models

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight.
From: english.pravda.ru

Child eating disorder rates up

The number of cases of children being admitted to hospital with eating disorders has risen by over a third in the last decade, according to the Liberal Democrats.
From: www.channel4.com

What makes circadian rhythms tick?

Tired, hungry, busy or sad? Maybe your circadian rhythms are having their way with you. Again. "What are these rhythms good for? That is the basic question everyone is asking," says neuroscientist Colleen McClung of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
From: www.usatoday.com

Six-year-old boy treated for anorexia

A six-year-old is the youngest boy to be treated for anorexia, a study reveals today. It also shows more young boys than girls are being treated for eating disorders such as anorexia.
From: www.thisislondon.co.uk

Eating disorders affecting more boys than girls

More young boys than girls are being treated for eating disorders such as anorexia.
From: www.thisislondon.co.uk

Cellulite attack drove Diana to tears

Prince William revealed that a story about having cellulite on her legs reduced their mother Princess Diana to tears.
From: nz.entertainment.yahoo.com

Eating For Eyesight

The eye disorder called age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is becoming much more common as the proportion of older Americans increases. Healthy eating patterns that lower the risk for cancer may also protect our eyes.
From: www.post-journal.com

Diabetics risk lives in weight-loss ploy

Like many teenage girls, Lee Ann Thill was obsessed with her appearance. A diabetic, she was already suffering from bulimia -- forcing herself to throw up to lose weight.
From: www.contracostatimes.com

Queen profile: Swonger

Amy Swonger decided last December that she wanted to become Miss Pennsylvania ? believing that would aid in her quest to help others in their fight against eating disorders.
From: www.meadvilletribune.com

Soldier avoids mental health issues by eating ice cream

For the last year, 49 News has been following the deployment of National Guard soldier Chris Burr and his family. 49 News Reporter Marshanna Hester sat down with him to talk about his mental health while serving overseas and explains what assignment in Iraq helped him adapt to life off the battlefield.
From: 49abcnews.com

Some diabetics skip their insulin in risky effort to lose weight

An expert who has studied "diabulimia" estimates that 450,000 Type 1 diabetic women in the United States -- one-third of the total -- have skipped or shortchanged their insulin to lose weight and are risking a coma and an early death.
From: www.king5.com

Some skipping insulin to slim down

Diabulimia is usually practiced by teenage girls and young women, and it may be growing more common as the secret is exchanged on Internet bulletin boards for diabetics and those with eating disorders. One expert who has studied the phenomenon estimates that 450,000 type 1 diabetic women in the United States ? one-third of the total ? have skipped or shortchanged their insulin to lose weight ...
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

Skipping Insulin for Weight Risky

Like many teenage girls, Lee Ann Thill was obsessed with her appearance.
From: asia.news.yahoo.com

Clean bill of health

Cumberland and Perry county residents are happy, healthy and insured if a bit overweight.
From: www.cumberlink.com

The tragic death of a young man born in Gillette is the impetus of a federal bill to help vets

The events leading up to Josh Omvig?s suicide were like a perfect storm ? a confluence of the common and unremarkable realities of everyday life that led to a singular moment his mother and father never could have anticipated.
From: www.gillettenewsrecord.com

War, red tape haunt civilian workers

A Times investigation finds a pattern of blocked claims for psychological injuries sustained by contract employees in Iraq and Afghanistan. Samuel Walker saw combat in Iraq firsthand: He was splattered with human flesh and shrapnel in a dining hall when a suicide bomber blew himself up just a few feet away.
From: www.latimes.com

Jolie Mothers Death Led To Weightloss

ANGELINA JOLIE has spoken out about her recent weightloss, admitting the death of her mother took its toll on her eating habits. The actress accepts
From: www.contactmusic.com

Methadone death prompts inquiry

A fatal accident inquiry is ordered into the death of a teenage girl who died after being given methadone.
From: news.bbc.co.uk

? Ways to Cure Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome, also called spastic colon, is a very common bowel disorder in the United States and indeed in most of western society. In fact up to 50% of visits to gastroenterologists are because of irritable bowel syndrome.
From: www.turks.us

Doctor Urges AMA to Recognize Game Addiction as Disorder

A new report says families need education about "appropriate use of video games," and prescribes some common-sense guidelines.
From: blog.wired.com

Study to search for more answers on autism subject

A research study that may provide hope of finding an effective, alternative intervention for children with autism who do not respond to Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI), is being conducted under the leadership of McMaster University.
From: www.physorg.com

Foods To Avoid When You Have IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is actually a chronic common intestinal disorder that affects the large bowel, causing some digestive discomfort to the digestive tract which results to abdominal pains, as well as an altered bowel habit.
From: www.turks.us

Susan Zelinsky to help host eating disorder fundraiser

A National Eating Disorder Screening Project conducted in 2000 at Tamalpais High School concluded that 52 percent of freshman girls and 39 percent of freshman boys
From: www.marinij.com

Safety and Security

Terrorism is a threat throughout the world. You can find more information about this threat in our General Advice to Australian Travellers.
From: www.cdnn.info

[Campus] University professors reveal a surprising sleep disorder

Imagine waking up in the morning to hear about your strange behavior from the previous night, but without a hangover. University prelaw student Charles Carlson knows exactly how it feels to find out...
From: www.mndaily.com

Sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment

Jeffrey Kopita, M.D., pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist on the medical staff at Baylor Medical Center at Garland, talks about sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment.
From: www.news-medical.net

Coeliac disease linked to inflammation genes

June 11: Scientists have found a new genetic risk factor for coeliac disease, an immune disorder that stops people eating wheat-based food.
From: www.guardian.co.uk

Miller defends Knightley against anorexia rumours

Washington, June 12 (ANI): Actress Sienna Miller has refuted speculations that her fellow star Keira Knightley is suffering from eating disorder anorexia. The speculations about Knightley being afflicted by the disorder started doing the rounds earlier this year when she appeared thinner than usual. But Miller, who has befriended with Knightley on the sets of their latest film 'The Edge of ...
From: in.news.yahoo.com

Hacking is a bad sign

Once you admit your daily cough is a ?smoker?s cough,? you?re part of the way toward a solution.
From: www.enidnews.com

Ask Amy - Trouble Sign: Teen needs to talk about eating behavior

Dear Amy: I just finished high school.
From: www.journalnow.com

IBS)

Irritable bowel syndrome, also called spastic colon, is a very common bowel disorder in the United States and indeed in most of western society. In fact up to 50% of visits to gastroenterologists are because of irritable bowel syndrome.
From: www.turks.us

Coeliac disease linked to level of genes controlling inflammation

Scientists have found a new genetic risk factor for coeliac disease, an immune disorder that stops people eating wheat-based food.
From: www.guardian.co.uk

In brief: Family Dates

Family-friendly events happening around Anchorage this week
From: www.adn.com

Family faces autism for 3

Randy and Lynn Gaston received the distressing diagnosis not once but three times. Their sons, Zachary, Hunter and Nicholas, are triplets, and as the brown-haired boys grew into toddlers, Lynn noticed how oddly they played, how little they babbled, how they cried inconsolably at doctor?s offices and family gatherings.
From: www.fortwayne.com

Television movies for the week of June 10

Read this article ]
From: www.post-gazette.com

Feeding on Stereotypes

Some say Asian Americans are immune to eating disorders, dismissing slim physiques as a mere result of genetics. But more and more young AA women are proving them wrong.
From: news.newamericamedia.org

The buzz on bees

Area beekeepers feel financial strain as hives are lost by the hundreds Kloten, N.D. - Nick Stromme drove over a grassy trail that was once a gravel road to a long-abandoned farmstead.
From: www.in-forum.com

When healthy habits go bad - eating disorders

Dr. Christina Grant will answer your questions about eating disorders June 13 from 3-4 p.m. Call her at 1-800-263-6902. Q: I think my teen might have an eating disorder. How can I tell and what should I do?
From: www.hamiltonspectator.com

Drug Protects Against Diabetes And Atherosclerosis In Mice

Blocking a single protein with an experimental drug prevented and treated both type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis in laboratory mice that had been fed unhealthy diets and were genetically predisposed to these common killers, according to researchers.
From: www.sciencedaily.com

Drug Protects Against Diabetes And Atherosclerosis In Mice

Blocking a single protein with an experimental drug prevented and treated both type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis in laboratory mice that had been fed unhealthy diets and were genetically predisposed to these common killers, according to researchers.
From: www.sciencedaily.com

Tintoretto and the Truths of Incoherence

By Hahn, Robert WHEN CARLO RIDOLFI, his
From: www.redorbit.com

More kids raiding medicine cabinets to get high

A Stanwood High School junior recalled the first time he abused prescription drugs. "I took an antidepressant with a shot of vodka," he said.
From: www.heraldnet.com

Get Out! Hands Off the Rhyolite: Morrow Mountain rich in unusual igneous rock

If you had visited Morrow Mountain 10,000 years ago, you would probably have found several American Indians chipping away at chunks of rock called rhyolite.
From: www.journalnow.com

For parents of autistic triplets, three times the worry

Posted: 5:36 PM- WASHINGTON - Randy and Lynn Gaston received the distressing diagnosis not once but three times. Their
From: www.sltrib.com

WOMAN RECLAIMS SELF-ESTEEM AFTER LEAVING ABUSIVE MARRIAGE

DEAR ABBY: "Heartbroken in Westchester, Pa." (April 9) said she had just broken up with an emotionally abusive man who withheld affection from her because he wanted her to lose weight.
From: news.yahoo.com

CEC tennis wins twoFeeling stressed, anxious or depressed? Help could be a ?click? away

It?s estimated that about one in four adults (nearly 58 million) in the United States experiences a mental health disorder in any given year. If you are not affected personally, chances are someone you love is.
From: www.cloquetmn.com

Botswana: Low Blood Pressure Could Be Lethal

Although for those who exercise and are in good condition, having low blood pressure is a sign of health and fitness. According to a consultant cardiologist Professor Kiran Bhagat this is not always the case.
From: allafrica.com

The facts of suicide

Two longtime friends who still live in New York City recently told me that at the depths of their despair, they had put loaded guns in their mouths and contemplated pulling the triggers.
From: www.seacoastonline.com

Discovery of 24 genes boosts disease research

A new era in genetic research dawns today, as a consortium of 50 British research teams announces the discovery of 24 genes that play a significant role in common disorders such as diabetes, arthritis and heart disease.
From: www.ft.com

Mass study finds record haul of disease genes

The largest ever study of genes in disease has found 24 genetic risk factors -- half of them completely new -- linked to seven common conditions, British scientists said on Wednesday.
From: news.yahoo.com

UK mass study finds record haul of disease genes

The largest ever study of genes in disease has found 24 genetic risk factors -- half of them completely new -- linked to seven common conditions, British scientists said on Wednesday.
From: news.yahoo.com

Psychotherapy helps borderline personality

Transference-focused psychotherapy, an intensive form of talk therapy, can help people affected with borderline personality disorder, says a U.S. study.
From: www.upi.com

Perfectionism linked to eating disorders

Perfectionists may not be so perfect after all. A UI graduate student in psychology recently analyzed a 20-year study that examined eating behaviors and discovered perfectionism is more common with fasting and purging than with binge-eating disorder.
From: www.dailyiowan.com

Health And Family

Are you a victim of domestic violence? AN APPLE A DAY By Tyrone M. Reyes, M.D. Tuesday, June 5, 2007
From: www.philstar.com

Health And Family

Are you a victim of domestic violence? AN APPLE A DAY By Tyrone M. Reyes, M.D. Tuesday, June 5, 2007
From: www.philstar.com

CHANNELS

Two years later, Katrina is still killing people. Nearly two years after the bodies piled up in the wake of killer Katrina, storm survivors are still dying from her effects, despite a new state report which cites no significant rise in deaths over the last six months of 2006. "There is no doubt in my mind that Katrina is still killing our residents," said Orleans Parish coroner Dr. Frank Minyard, ...
From: www.bet.com

Law targets mental health

Coloradans grappling with substance abuse, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health disorders will now have their illnesses covered on par with physical ailments by their health insurance providers after a bill was signed into law last week by Gov. Bill Ritter.
From: www.coloradoan.com

Health Calendar | A weekly list health-related events

A weekly list of classes, workshops and other health-related events.
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Second grade a success for Aidan

End of the school year signals a new beginning for autistic 7-year-old; the transition to third grade will take all summer.
From: www.statesman.com

No Group Discount For Autism Care

Randy and Lynn Gaston received the distressing diagnosis not once but three times.
From: www.washingtonpost.com

Eating away at a girl?s self-image

Last week a distant 16-year-old female relation fresh out of her maths GCSE introduced herself and said, ?You did that size zero programme, didn?t you?? Yes, I said, unsure of what was coming next.
From: www.timesonline.co.uk

Autism Forces Uneasy Balance

Parents of autistic triplets have committed themselves to drawing back cloak on the disorder.
From: www.washingtonpost.com

Autism Forces an Uneasy Equilibrium

Randy and Lynn Gaston received the distressing diagnosis not once but three times.
From: www.washingtonpost.com

My Turn: The Real Burden of Eating Disorders

At a clinic for anorexia sufferers, I found real girls behind the sensationalized images of this tragic disorder.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

More people suffering from sexsomnia, study says

Reports are increasing of the sleep disorder that causes people to have sex with others or masturbate without waking up
From: www.theglobeandmail.com

Lake View student bounces back

With 13 years of school behind her, Lake View High School graduating senior Audra McCormick has more than just a diploma to be thankful for. Between scoring goals, working and taking classes, she also found the time and courage to overcome anorexia nervosa. At the beginning of her junior year, McCormick was discovered to have the eating disorder.
From: gosanangelo.com

Funeral service for 40-stone man

The funeral of a man who suffered from a genetic disorder that compelled him to eat is held in Hastings.
From: news.bbc.co.uk